The Summons - (Detective Peter Diamond Mystery) by Peter Lovesey (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>John Mountjoy has escaped from prison and taken a hostage, and the only person he'll talk to is Detective Peter Diamond, who arrested him four years earlier for the murder of a young journalist. Diamond must follow a cold trail to find another killer and clear Mountjoy's name before someone else dies.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>"<i>The Summons</i> is a classic." <b><b>--<i>The Economist</i></b> <p/></b>John Mountjoy has escaped from prison and kidnapped the chief constable's daughter. The only person he'll parley with is Detective Peter Diamond, who arrested him four years earlier for the murder of a young journalist. Mountjoy, who still maintains his innocence, has a simple request for Diamond. All the detective has to do is find the real killer and clear Mountjoy's name, and the hostage will be free to go. But in the intervening four years, the trail has gone cold and memories have turned hazy, making the hunt for the killer even more complicated the second time around. Will Diamond get to the bottom of the cold case before another life is lost?<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement Recipient <br>Mystery Writers of America 2018 Grandmaster <p/>Praise for <i>The Summons</i></b><br> <b><br>Winner of the Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger Award<br>Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Nominee<br>Critics' Choice Award Selection</b> <p/>"Good stuff . . . Breezy, British, and as comfy as a Cotswold cottage."<br> <b>--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b> <p/> "<i>The Summons</i> is a classic."<br> <b>--<i>The Economist</i></b> <p/> "Written with energy and style, a masterly performance."<br> <b>--<i>Rocky Mountain News</i></b> <p/> "Lovesey provides a riveting and ingenious plot, clever characterizations, and splendid humor, plus--best of all--the unparalleled Peter Diamond. Rates a definite thumbs-up!"<br> <b>--<i>Booklist</i></b><br> <i> </i><br> "A splendid idea worked out with surpassing ingenuity. Full marks to Diamond and his inventive creator."<br> <b>--<i>Kirkus Reviews <p/></i>Praise for the Peter Diamond series</b> <p>"Peter Diamond is impatient, belligerent, cunning, insightful, foul, laugh-out-loud funny . . . A superb series."<br> <b>--Louise Penny</b></p><p>"I'm jealous of everyone discovering Lovesey and Diamond for the first time--you have a wonderful backlist to catch up on. Me, all I can do is wait for the next book."<br><b>--Sara Paretsky</b></p><p>"What'll it be today? A knotty puzzle mystery? A fast-paced police procedural? Something more high-toned, with a bit of wit? With the British author Peter Lovesey, there's no need to make those agonizing decisions, because his books have it all."<br><b><i>--The New York Times Book Review</i></b> </p><p>"Mr. Lovesey's narrative is swift, but he takes time out for local color and abundant humor, the latter springing from the book's quirky characters . . . Lovesey is a wizard at mixing character-driven comedy with realistic-to-grim suspense. And in a writing career spanning four decades, he has created a stylish and varied body of work."<br>--<b><i>The Wall Street Journal</i></b></p><p>"Next to Jane Austen, Peter Lovesey is the writer the tourist board of Bath, England, extols most proudly . . . The enduring draw of the Peter Diamond books derives both from the beguiling Bath cityscape and the brusque character of Diamond himself."<br><b>--NPR</b></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Peter Lovesey is the author of more than thirty highly praised mystery novels. He has been awarded the CWA Gold and Silver Daggers, the Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement, the <i>Strand Magazine</i> Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Macavity, Barry, and Anthony Awards, and many other honors. He lives in West Sussex, England.
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